It was a pretty good show, overall. It was blazing hot outside and they had the A/C cranked up full blast.

Import model Ashley Vee was in the house. She's gorgeous, but $20 is a bit too much... and I so wish it was Leah Dizon.

Lou Ferrigno also made an appearance. When I walked by, he was taking a photo with someone that had a cameraman that repeatedly took blurry photos. He started to get annoyed and copped an attitude. That's pretty much par for the course for Lou.

Everyone was charging $30 and up, which is too much as far as I'm concerned, especially since most of these stars aren't even relevant anymore.

Dawn Wells, aka MaryAnn from Gilligan's Island was there. She was really sweet and friendly.

Amanda Bearse, aka Marcy Darcy from Married With Children was in the house. She was only friendly if you had money in your hand. If not, she was a bit crabby.

In this photo, she's shooing me away as I was trying to sneak a pic. She did this to people the entire day.

There were a few deals to be had here, but I spent too much time catching up with old friends and dealers and missed out on a few things. Still, I walked away with a few figures that I was looking for.

Overall, it was a fun time out. I got to shoot the breeze with some old friends, added to my GL Corps and completed my JSA set with Dr. Fate... and I spent more on parking and admission than anything I purchased. Almost.

Hopefully I'll be able to attend the next one, which will probably be in November.

It will be Saturday, December 1st.

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Originally Posted by UltimateFighter

Thanks Sylent for the run down. Great pics. Love the one where Amanda Bearse is shooing you away. Wretched Hag!

Sorry I couldn't make it. It would have been fun hanging out in a more laid back setting than SDCC or the like.

Be sure to post or communicate the next show you and/or Darth are hitting up in the Bay Area. We'll catch up then.

No prob. The next big show is SacAnime in Sacramento during August 31-September 2. I would have created a post for the show, but I don't think there's a big enough fan following for Anime on this board.

So the upcoming Toy Show is a 2 day event, meaning it has been very successful. However, the show being a two event may hinder my normal "the show is closing" leverage, as typically Sylent and I would try and use the "two-minute warning" to negotiate deals on items that haven't been sold and the seller is looking to load back up and take home. Usually sellers will drop their price to unload such merchandise.

I'll probably attend the show on Saturday, but not early bird. Early Bird is generally for big-ticket items, and I have no plans of buying anything big or expensive. Before the show even opens, dealers usually snag anything noteworthy from each other, so I can wait for general admission and pay less.